Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration is net migration. Net migration is often the main driver of local growth or decline.
| Age Group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 222.98 | 124.92 | 97.25 | 101.61 | 102.69 | 97.64 | 96.90 | 97.66 | 97.58 | 97.61 | 97.29 | 96.96 | 97.11 | 97.61 | 98.47 | 99.41 | 100.31 | 101.23 | 102.02 | 102.80 | 103.98 | 105.01 | 106.38 | 107.59 | 108.77 | 109.94 | 111.01 | 112.16 | 113.23 | 114.26 | 115.30 | 116.36 | 117.48 | 118.58 |
| 5-9 | 160.59 | 86.98 | 58.23 | 61.69 | 61.03 | 55.90 | 54.74 | 55.92 | 56.40 | 57.97 | 59.55 | 60.74 | 62.05 | 62.42 | 62.66 | 62.64 | 62.57 | 62.68 | 63.03 | 63.42 | 63.92 | 64.48 | 65.08 | 65.69 | 66.22 | 66.94 | 67.71 | 68.49 | 69.14 | 69.86 | 70.50 | 71.21 | 71.85 | 72.46 |
| 10-14 | 122.49 | 74.10 | 50.28 | 54.18 | 53.77 | 50.43 | 52.37 | 49.40 | 49.37 | 48.00 | 47.15 | 45.82 | 47.44 | 47.83 | 48.72 | 50.38 | 50.99 | 52.51 | 53.33 | 54.07 | 54.25 | 54.25 | 54.33 | 54.60 | 55.01 | 55.57 | 56.16 | 56.75 | 57.27 | 57.76 | 58.29 | 58.82 | 59.28 | 59.76 |
| 15-19 | 205.54 | 113.87 | 80.33 | 88.30 | 85.80 | 83.29 | 83.90 | 82.74 | 80.92 | 79.83 | 78.56 | 80.58 | 76.95 | 76.84 | 75.42 | 72.48 | 71.76 | 72.58 | 74.33 | 76.27 | 80.09 | 82.84 | 85.05 | 85.86 | 86.61 | 86.87 | 86.86 | 86.65 | 86.65 | 87.03 | 87.63 | 88.35 | 88.76 | 89.08 |
| 20-24 | 340.13 | 181.37 | 118.71 | 118.52 | 117.95 | 113.67 | 105.62 | 107.37 | 106.62 | 105.79 | 111.19 | 112.03 | 111.53 | 109.02 | 107.96 | 106.03 | 108.96 | 105.03 | 103.82 | 102.78 | 100.28 | 98.28 | 101.92 | 104.25 | 107.75 | 112.21 | 115.26 | 118.49 | 119.22 | 119.62 | 119.24 | 118.78 | 118.29 | 118.23 |
| 25-29 | 320.29 | 158.48 | 100.03 | 91.80 | 90.49 | 84.36 | 82.40 | 80.32 | 82.20 | 83.91 | 80.36 | 75.43 | 78.45 | 77.86 | 77.06 | 81.33 | 82.88 | 83.47 | 82.19 | 82.70 | 81.68 | 83.55 | 79.86 | 79.18 | 77.26 | 75.91 | 75.17 | 75.15 | 78.52 | 81.33 | 83.46 | 84.95 | 86.99 | 87.29 |
| 30-34 | 215.98 | 122.19 | 78.17 | 78.33 | 76.97 | 76.87 | 75.13 | 68.36 | 66.22 | 65.94 | 63.91 | 64.10 | 63.74 | 63.72 | 64.81 | 63.54 | 59.21 | 61.87 | 61.22 | 60.67 | 64.86 | 66.62 | 66.20 | 64.87 | 64.01 | 63.88 | 64.40 | 62.62 | 61.22 | 59.94 | 59.22 | 58.66 | 59.98 | 61.78 |
| 35-39 | 172.66 | 94.06 | 71.52 | 67.56 | 69.34 | 70.83 | 71.92 | 75.60 | 73.43 | 72.21 | 70.95 | 70.49 | 67.02 | 64.92 | 62.70 | 59.91 | 59.25 | 59.05 | 60.43 | 60.15 | 58.11 | 54.81 | 57.38 | 55.33 | 54.97 | 57.18 | 57.85 | 59.22 | 58.00 | 56.44 | 55.94 | 56.82 | 54.12 | 55.39 |
| 40-44 | 80.03 | 63.57 | 46.67 | 48.62 | 49.13 | 51.86 | 50.91 | 50.11 | 52.78 | 54.23 | 56.81 | 59.51 | 61.79 | 60.83 | 60.46 | 58.25 | 59.00 | 55.12 | 55.50 | 54.02 | 51.02 | 52.84 | 52.24 | 53.82 | 53.40 | 52.29 | 49.31 | 50.58 | 51.66 | 52.39 | 55.38 | 55.08 | 54.12 | 53.41 |
| 45-49 | 94.94 | 56.90 | 41.70 | 51.39 | 51.51 | 49.81 | 50.91 | 53.54 | 53.08 | 54.75 | 54.14 | 54.83 | 56.21 | 58.76 | 62.40 | 66.43 | 68.09 | 69.23 | 68.46 | 68.20 | 67.59 | 66.65 | 63.94 | 63.77 | 62.61 | 59.10 | 59.27 | 58.69 | 58.95 | 58.42 | 56.57 | 53.27 | 54.66 | 54.77 |
| 50-54 | 108.47 | 56.55 | 41.09 | 41.27 | 38.05 | 34.25 | 33.24 | 30.34 | 30.69 | 30.19 | 30.40 | 29.92 | 30.41 | 31.50 | 32.55 | 32.74 | 34.03 | 34.28 | 35.80 | 38.51 | 41.26 | 42.47 | 42.41 | 41.90 | 41.22 | 40.26 | 41.37 | 38.58 | 36.54 | 35.09 | 33.52 | 34.82 | 35.10 | 35.23 |
| 55-59 | 81.31 | 39.62 | 32.45 | 37.80 | 36.89 | 35.79 | 36.02 | 35.29 | 34.59 | 32.68 | 30.85 | 28.45 | 25.96 | 26.21 | 26.05 | 25.59 | 26.02 | 26.65 | 26.37 | 28.05 | 28.90 | 29.38 | 30.24 | 31.13 | 32.06 | 33.24 | 34.90 | 36.63 | 35.19 | 34.45 | 34.78 | 34.49 | 32.39 | 30.99 |
| 60-64 | 61.29 | 39.52 | 37.46 | 34.30 | 33.27 | 29.50 | 27.03 | 26.54 | 25.62 | 25.82 | 25.21 | 26.18 | 25.27 | 24.59 | 23.43 | 21.93 | 21.13 | 19.21 | 18.81 | 18.26 | 18.56 | 19.01 | 19.56 | 19.78 | 20.51 | 20.87 | 21.19 | 21.72 | 22.34 | 23.49 | 25.44 | 26.40 | 27.26 | 26.59 |
| 65-69 | 38.55 | 33.46 | 37.33 | 47.20 | 51.41 | 45.39 | 44.58 | 44.47 | 43.32 | 41.75 | 40.95 | 39.53 | 37.97 | 36.17 | 36.10 | 36.33 | 36.00 | 35.48 | 35.94 | 33.85 | 31.18 | 29.49 | 27.54 | 26.88 | 25.79 | 26.18 | 27.07 | 27.43 | 27.68 | 28.97 | 28.77 | 29.91 | 30.68 | 31.50 |
| 70-74 | 23.88 | 26.33 | 23.73 | 28.35 | 30.95 | 27.04 | 26.36 | 25.04 | 26.36 | 28.42 | 29.71 | 30.03 | 29.92 | 29.49 | 27.93 | 27.60 | 27.35 | 27.08 | 25.10 | 24.67 | 23.39 | 23.87 | 23.72 | 23.45 | 21.67 | 20.87 | 20.19 | 18.46 | 18.29 | 18.36 | 18.20 | 18.78 | 20.17 | 19.96 |
| 75-79 | 6.73 | 17.86 | 23.65 | 22.64 | 22.36 | 21.16 | 21.85 | 21.85 | 21.31 | 23.62 | 24.83 | 24.55 | 24.60 | 26.08 | 27.17 | 28.06 | 27.90 | 29.10 | 28.35 | 26.61 | 25.90 | 25.30 | 24.57 | 23.45 | 23.49 | 22.49 | 22.59 | 22.05 | 22.60 | 22.48 | 21.00 | 19.16 | 17.15 | 16.57 |
| 80-84 | 11.77 | 20.43 | 21.85 | 25.88 | 27.77 | 26.97 | 30.89 | 34.45 | 36.59 | 37.03 | 38.80 | 39.38 | 40.20 | 42.18 | 45.85 | 45.74 | 45.25 | 43.70 | 46.41 | 50.14 | 50.39 | 50.70 | 51.02 | 50.50 | 49.56 | 49.06 | 48.17 | 46.36 | 42.73 | 42.44 | 42.43 | 41.77 | 41.65 | 42.68 |
| 85+ | 33.12 | 21.73 | 28.37 | 43.20 | 40.56 | 35.93 | 34.43 | 33.71 | 33.56 | 34.25 | 35.03 | 36.91 | 38.85 | 39.90 | 40.00 | 42.20 | 44.23 | 46.84 | 47.33 | 47.32 | 48.59 | 49.58 | 50.60 | 52.56 | 54.05 | 55.00 | 54.57 | 55.53 | 56.84 | 55.86 | 54.96 | 54.00 | 53.31 | 51.70 |
| Total | 2300.74 | 1331.94 | 988.81 | 1042.65 | 1039.95 | 990.69 | 979.20 | 972.73 | 970.64 | 974.00 | 975.69 | 975.44 | 975.47 | 975.94 | 979.75 | 980.59 | 984.93 | 985.11 | 988.42 | 992.50 | 993.94 | 999.12 | 1002.04 | 1004.60 | 1004.96 | 1007.88 | 1013.05 | 1015.59 | 1016.06 | 1018.20 | 1020.62 | 1021.62 | 1023.23 | 1025.97 |